The New York Yankees made their displeasure with the Houston Astros known. During the 2019 ALCS, the Yankees accused the Astros of using whistling to signal to the Astros hitters. And after the commissioners office confirmed that yes, the Yankees were indeed victims of cheating, guys like CC Sabathia were pretty ticked off.
But with the speculation that the Astros upped the anti by affixing their players with buzzers to electronically send them what pitch was coming, this truly has become the biggest scandal to hit baseball since the Chicago Black Sox.
The Newest Yankees Ace Could Put His Old Team to Bed
Some chastise former Astros pitcher, who was a part of that 2017 run, Mike Fiers, for saying anything publicly about what happened in 2017. But, in accordance with his on the record statements, Fiers told his teammates in Detroit, and Oakland, what to expect when they played the Astros before he told the Athletic what happened.
So, could Gerrit Cole follow suit and spill the beans on the Astros?
Apparently He Knows Nothing
Cole, shortly after signing with the New York Yankees, announced that he “didn’t see anything illegal”. But just because he doesn’t go public now, doesn’t mean he won’t tell his team.
In April, 2014, Michael Pineda started against the Boston Red Sox twice. The first time, on April 10th, the Red Sox wanted to check to see if Pineda was using pine tar to doctor the ball, but were too late. But, on April 24th that year, Pineda was spotted that game using pine tar, on the same place he used it during the April 10th game.
Nothing is stopping Gerrit Cole from telling the Yankees what to look out for when the team goes to Houston. That isn’t far removed from the Red Sox pinning Michael Pineda in 2014. Only time will tell.